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SB 12

  • Texas Senate Bill
  • 87th Legislature (2021)
  • Introduced in Senate Apr 06, 2021
  • Passed Senate Apr 01, 2021
  • House
  • Governor

Relating to complaint procedures and disclosure requirements for social media platforms and to the censorship of users' expressions by an interactive computer service.

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Bill Subjects

Attorney General (V2811) Business & Commerce--General (I0050) Computers & Software (S2425) Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065) Electronic Information Systems (I0311) Internet (S0130)

Abstract

Bill Sponsors (31)

Bryan Hughes

  • Republican
  • Senator
  • District 1
Primary

Paul Bettencourt

  • Republican
  • Senator
  • District 7
Primary

Donna Campbell

  • Republican
  • Senator
  • District 25
Primary

Lois Kolkhorst

  • Republican
  • Senator
  • District 18
Primary

Jane Nelson

  • Republican
Primary

Charles Perry

  • Republican
  • Senator
  • District 28
Primary

Charles Schwertner

  • Republican
  • Senator
  • District 5
Primary

Drew Springer

  • Republican
  • Senator
  • District 30
Primary

Scott Sanford

  • Republican
Primary

Will Metcalf

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 16
Primary

John Smithee

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 86
Primary

Brandon Creighton

  • Republican
  • Senator
  • District 4
Cosponsor

Bob Hall

  • Republican
  • Senator
  • District 2
Cosponsor

Kelly Hancock

  • Republican
  • Senator
  • District 9
Cosponsor

Angela Paxton

  • Republican
  • Senator
  • District 8
Cosponsor

Larry Taylor

  • Republican
Cosponsor

Doc Anderson

  • Republican
Cosponsor

Kyle Biedermann

  • Republican
Cosponsor

Greg Bonnen

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 24
Cosponsor

Briscoe Cain

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 128
Cosponsor

Jake Ellzey

  • Republican
Cosponsor

Cole Hefner

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 5
Cosponsor

Lacey Hull

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 138
Cosponsor

Stephanie Klick

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 91
Cosponsor

Tan Parker

  • Republican
  • Senator
  • District 12
Cosponsor

Dennis Paul

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 129
Cosponsor

Matt Schaefer

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 6
Cosponsor

David Spiller

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 68
Cosponsor

Valoree Swanson

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 150
Cosponsor

Ed Thompson

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 29
Cosponsor

Tony Tinderholt

  • Republican
  • Representative
  • District 94
Cosponsor

Votes

Apr 01, 2021

passage

Pass

Senate

Mar 30, 2021

other

Fail

Senate

other

Fail

Senate

other

Fail

Senate

passage

Pass

Senate

passage

Pass

Senate

Actions

May 25, 2021

House

Postponed

House

Laid out as postponed business

House

Postponed

House

Point of order withdrawn

House

Laid out as postponed business

May 24, 2021

House

Amended

House

Laid out as postponed business

House

Postponed

House

Placed on Major State Calendar

House

Read 2nd time

House

Postponed

House

Laid out as postponed business

House

Postponed

House

Point of order withdrawn

May 20, 2021

House

Considered in Calendars

House

Committee report sent to Calendars

May 19, 2021

House

Committee report distributed

House

Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

May 14, 2021

House

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

House

Considered in formal meeting

Apr 06, 2021

House

Referred to State Affairs

  • Referral-Committee
State Affairs

House

Read first time

Apr 01, 2021

House

Received from the Senate

Senate

Co-author authorized

Senate

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Read 3rd time

Senate

Passed

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Remarks ordered printed

Senate

Reported engrossed

Mar 30, 2021

Senate

Amendment(s) offered

Senate

Amendment fails of adoption

Senate

Amendment(s) offered

Senate

Read 2nd time

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

Senate

Co-author authorized

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Passed to engrossment as amended

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Vote recorded in Journal

Senate

Amended

Senate

Amendment(s) offered

Senate

Vote recorded in Journal

Senate

Amended

Mar 23, 2021

Senate

Placed on intent calendar

Senate

Co-author authorized

Mar 22, 2021

Senate

Reported favorably as substituted

Senate

Committee report printed and distributed

Mar 15, 2021

Senate

Considered in public hearing

Mar 08, 2021

Senate

Testimony taken in committee

Senate

Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

Senate

Left pending in committee

Senate

Considered in public hearing

Mar 03, 2021

Senate

Read first time

Senate

Referred to State Affairs

  • Referral-Committee
State Affairs

Mar 01, 2021

Senate

Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Senate

Filed

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Introduced PDF HTML
Senate Committee Report PDF HTML
Engrossed PDF HTML
House Committee Report PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Witness List (Senate Committee Report) HTML
Fiscal Note (Engrossed) HTML
Fiscal Note (Senate Committee Report) HTML
Fiscal Note (Introduced) HTML
Analysis (House Committee Report) HTML
Analysis (Senate Committee Report) HTML
Analysis (Introduced) HTML

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